Niki Christoff
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Occupation | Politics, writer, lawyer |
Niki Christoff (born March 27, 1978, in Pittsboro, Indiana) is an American lawyer and former Republican campaign operative, perhaps best known for serving on John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.
Biography[]
Christoff was born and raised in Pittsboro, Indiana.[1] She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 2000 and earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2003.[2] Based in Washington D.C., she worked for Republican pollster Frank Luntz before joining Senator John McCain’s Straight Talk America PAC in 2006. She later joined the presidential campaign full-time to work on the public policy team. Christoff left the Republican party and registered as an independent in 2017.[3][4] In 2020, she helped lead a group of McCain team alums to endorse Joe Biden for president.[5]
She has held senior positions at Google[6] and Uber,[7] and was previously the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Government Relations at Salesforce.[8][9] In 2019, she was named by Fortune as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Politics.,[10] and was also recognized in Washington Life's 2019 list of Tech Innovators and Disruptors[11] and a member of Tech's Frontline in Washington, D.C.[12] On March 10, 2020, Christoff was named a member of The Washington Post Technology 202 Network, described by the newspaper as "a panel of technology experts from across the government, the private sector and the consumer advocacy.[13]
In May 2021, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff fired Christoff for insubordination when she ignored company policy restricting external board service to the C-suite.[14][15] The New York Times wrote, "Ms. Christoff’s story highlights one of the biggest unspoken challenges facing companies’ efforts to diversify their boards: Many of the nation’s biggest companies don’t allow their employees to join outside boards, especially not those below the senior-most ranks."[16][17]
References[]
- ^ "New born". The Indianapolis Star.
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Nicole Christoff, John Fenwick". The New York Times. 2004-06-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Key People-Sen. John McCain". p2008.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Hill Heat : Google's Republican Lobbyists and Representatives". www.hillheat.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Over 100 Ex-Staff Members for John McCain Endorse Joe Biden". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Lynley, Matt. "THE PR 50: The Best Communications Pros In Technology". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Dickson, Rebecca (2016-02-23). "Taking the wheel at Uber". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Guinto, Joseph (2019-10-03). "Tech Titans 2019: Washington's Top Tech Leaders". Washingtonian. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Gold, Ashley; Stern, Christopher. "Tech's Frontline in Washington, D.C." The Information.
- ^ "The 25 Most Powerful Women in Politics". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Innovators & Disruptors: The 2019 Tech 25". Washington Life. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "Tech's Frontline in Washington, D.C." The Information. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "The Technology 202Network:/". The Washington Post.
- ^ DiFeliciantonio, Chase (2020-12-05). "Former Salesforce executive says she was fired for taking outside board seat". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Zaveri, Paayal. "Inside the firing of a Salesforce executive who ignored Marc Benioff's company policy and took a board seat". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2021-02-16). "A Hidden Hurdle in Efforts to Diversify Boardrooms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Karaian, Jason; Merced, Michael J. de la; Hirsch, Lauren; Livni, Ephrat (2021-02-16). "What's Delaying Boardroom Diversity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- Living people
- 1978 births
- Google employees
- Harvard College alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- People from Indiana